Well, I did it.  I ran a 5K.  I took my lazy fat ______ 3.1 miles and loved it.  It was FREEEEEEEZING, so afterwards my lungs felt like little knives were poking me, but it is an amazing thing to think I ran… I (Samuel Hill) ran (and walked) 3.1 miles.  A liberating thing.

As I stated in previous posts, I was able to run this in the gym in about 37 minutes.  My goal for outside was 45.  I knew the road would play havok on my legs and the weather would be a factor.  My two goals were not to be last, and to run it in under 45 minutes.  I did BOTH.  I was so excited.  Ia m very fortunate my family was there to support me.  My son had a Go Daddy sign with him and it meant the world to me they wanted to be there.  Also, my best friend Andrew ran the race with me.  He could have easily run it twice as fast, but ran by my side the entire time.  I love you Drew.  And my friends Megan and Holly waited at the end to see me finish and that meant a lot to me as well.

There is no way, NO WAY I would have even walked a third of this distance 6 months ago.  To do this means a great deal to me.  To take my body from what it was last December to what it is now.  Even though I have been yo-yoing for a few weeks, I am still pushing myself physically and am still on the right path.  And having the support behind me is an amazing feeling.

The link for the results is HERE.  I came in 155th with a time of 44:23.  The time isn’t as important as completing it.  I would love to be in shape enough to do the 10K in the spring.  Next goal???  Maybe.  Now that I feel better, I will hit the gym again and see if I can get this weight off!!!!  Prolly tomorrow I will post about my GWFit which is AWESOME!!  I love you all and I thank you from the bottom of my heart for being here with me.